Environmental conflicts and the SLAPP

Article Abstract:

A modification of the Baik and Shogren model has been used to analyze the impact of restricting Strategic Lawsuit Against Against Public Participation (SLAPP) standards in resolving environmental issues. The model was revised to include asymmetric information between firms and homeowners. Results suggest that suppressing the SLAPP actually undermines the improvement of environmental conflicts. Furthermore, it was shown that the introduction of incentive mechanisms to environmental regulations and the absence of institutional censorship induce confrontation, rather than coordination between firms and citizens.

Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs, Environmental Programs, Models, Environmental aspects, Business enterprises, Environmental policy, Environmental mediation, Actions and defenses, Litigation, Strategic lawsuits against public participation

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Risk and its consequences

Article Abstract:

An analysis of the question of risks and its consequences argues that endogenous environmental risk issues cannot be adequately examined if the presumed separability of random events and self-protection in the consequence function is used to generate sharp predictions. It is further argued that economists will play a less important role than natural scientists in environmental research and policy deliberations if they do not challenge the belief that biology is destiny in risk assessment and simply play a passive and subordinate role.

Risk assessment, Risk (Economics), Economists, Self-protective behavior, Self-protective behavior (Human behavior)

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Starting point bias in dichotomous choice valuation with follow-up questioning

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A starting point bias in dichotomous choice questionnaires with follow-up questions used in contingent valuation is evaluated. Using a model with a Monte Carlo simulation to show the possible bias reflected in willingness-to-pay (WTP) estimates, it is concluded that respondents'answers to initial close-ended questions often belie their actual WTP and follow-up questions, which can be answered differently, provide estimates that differ from the original questions because of the bias elicited in the initial questions.

Usage, Economics, Information theory, Questionnaires, Information theory in economics

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